Law professor, columnist, New York Times best-selling author, and legal analyst. "Rage and the Republic," #2 NY Times (NF): shorturl.at/vyWmZ
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I am delighted to announce that my new book, “Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution,” is now #2 on the New York Times Bestsellers list for nonfiction. I am incredibly grateful to everyone who has bought the book... jonathanturley.org/2026/02/1…
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I obviously disagree with this verdict as do many others. I believe that the case will be reversed eventually either in the state or federal systems. However, this was the worst expectation for a trial in Manhattan. I am saddened by the result more for the New York legal system than the former president. I had hoped that the jurors might redeem the integrity of a system that has been used for political purposes.
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With this pardon, Joe Biden shredded any residue of veracity and credibility as president. For years, he was repeatedly asked if he met any of his son's clients. He lied and denied it. He was repeatedly asked if he was aware of Hunter's foreign dealings. He repeatedly lied and denied it. He was asked if he would pardon his son. He repeatedly lied and denied it...
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Jim Acosta's interruption of Dr. Birx is an example of how CNN's echo-journalism model is destroying the media's credibility. Every question from Acosta is an effort to score points rather than elicit information. It is a press pandemic that continues to rage without relief.
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CNN is running a headline that Trump "now" claims Easter was aspirational. I have criticized Trump statements but he never said Easter was a firm deadline as opposed to his hope. The unrelentingly negative spin on stories makes it difficult for viewers to trust the media.
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Pelosi's act dishonored the institution and destroyed even the pretense of civility and decorum in the House. If this is the Speaker's "drop the mike" moment, it is a disgrace that should never be celebrated or repeated. In a single act, she obliterated decades of tradition.
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Carrie Underwood owned the moment after the glitch in the music for America the Beautiful by singing a cappella. It took an embarrassing moment and made it magnificent as Republicans and Democrats helped sing with her...
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Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.) just criticized the pardons on CNN by saying "He has unfortunately pardoned police killers. Five police officers died that day." It is a claim made by other senators. Only one person died that day: protester Ashli Babbitt jonathanturley.org/2025/01/0…
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Project Veritas may have just sealed the fate of David Hogg with the DNC, if the new videotape is verified. With the vote scheduled for June, Hogg allegedly stated that Jill Biden's Chief of Staff Anthony Bernal effectively ran the White House...
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Green was censured, but only 9 Democrats joined in the motion. The Democrats then refused to clear the well and disrupted Speaker Johnson's efforts to complete the censure process. The sound you heard was the Democratic party hitting rock bottom in this disgraceful display...
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As a military history nut, I am totally geeking out on the Army parade. They are showing the uniforms and equipment of every period from the original jeep to Huey helicopters.
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I am a bit confused. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy just bragged that he has an undocumented person living above his garage, adding "good luck to the feds coming in to try to get her.” How exactly is that good for this person to be staked out like political game to make a point?...
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Clinton's call to arrest people for disinformation was a crushingly ironic moment since it was her campaign that funded the infamous Steele dossier and spread false stories of Russian collusion during her presidential campaign...jonathanturley.org/2024/09/1…
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The facial expressions and head shaking is a new low for the House. Moreover, the protests of members was incredibly inappropriate. A president speaks at the SOTU as a guest of both houses. . . .
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Sen. Padilla just gave a statement that he merely "had a question and began to ask a question" and was "immediately force out the room . . . and handcuffed." That is not what we all just watched on live television. Padilla was yelling at Noem and then resisted security trying to move him outside of the room...
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Today's "nonposition" of the White House on the targeting of justices at their homes is one of the lowest moments in American politics. We have finally hit the bedrock of rage in American politics...
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The Flynn documents are out. One line is as significant as it is shocking. Indeed, for those who have long seen a concerted effort to target the Trump Administration, the record fragment will read like a deep sea scroll of a deep state conspiracy.
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Tapper's retweeting that "Trump is 100% insane" only further undermines the media by reaffirming for many that the media is campaigning against Trump rather than covering him. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
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Roughly ten minutes ago, the "end of the filibuster" movement suddenly went silent. In the morning, the rights of the minority will suddenly become the cause célèbre of Washington...
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Watching the Senate Finance Committee hearing with Secretary Kennedy borders on the bizarre. Senators are pummeling Kennedy with questions and not allowing him to give answers. There was a time when hearings had the quaint purpose of actually eliciting answers and information...
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Judge Mark Scarsi in California just delivered a haymaker: "The Constitution provides the President with broad authority to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, but nowhere does the Constitution give the President the authority to rewrite history."
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Elon Musk has exposed the underbelly of censorship — which is where we found Adam Schiff...jonathanturley.org/2023/01/0…
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Many of us who saw Kamala Harris's last-minute appearance on SNL remarked how it felt like a campaign pitch produced by NBC. Now Fox is reporting that FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is suggesting that it may violate the federal equal time rule if Trump was not offered an appearance. foxnews.com/live-news/donald……...
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We have learned that two of those arrested for throwing Molotov cocktails at police vehicles are attorneys. Colinford Mattis, 32, is a Pryor Cashman associate and graduate of NYU and Princeton. Urooj Rahman is a human rights lawyer and graduate of Fordham jonathanturley.org/2020/06/0…
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Vance's speech was truly Churchillian-no less than the famous Iron Curtain speech daring the West to confront the danger of communism. Roughly 80 years later, Vance called allies to account for the growing threat not from foreign adversaries but themselves thehill.com/opinion/internat…
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Former FBI assistant director Frank Figliuzzi just claimed that "If you voted for [Trump], you really need to question whether you’re American anymore." This is a particularly chilling statement from a person appointed by Robert Mueller to head counterintelligence operations...
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The Supreme Court tossed another injunction blocking the Trump Administration. Justice Gorsuch delivered this haymaker to lower court judges: “Lower court judges may sometimes disagree with this Court’s decisions, but they are never free to defy them.” supremecourt.gov/opinions/24…
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Chief Justice John Roberts appears to have taken the view that "Justice delayed is justice denied" by jumping forward to start the oath before Trump could put his hand on the Bible. The Internet is alive with speculation that it might not count. Once again, it does...
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Just minutes before leaving office, President Biden completed his race to the bottom of government ethics. He issued pardons for additional family members, including The pardon applies to James Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John Owens, and Francis Biden...
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I have to run to a speech, but I never thought I would come to see this day when Democrats trash journalists for seeking to disclose government censorship work and pressing them for their sources and confidential information...
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Newly released evidence reveals over $20 million coming from 23 separate countries on four continents to at least nine Biden family members. Not only are the Biden transfers becoming clear, so is the Biden family tree in this lucrative form of corruption. jonathanturley.org/2023/10/0…
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President Obama is being quoted on Flynn, saying "There is no precedent that anybody can find for someone who has been charged with perjury just getting off scot-free." It is a curious statement. First and foremost, Flynn was not charged with perjury... jonathanturley.org/2020/05/0…
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The decision of Joe Biden to withdraw from his reelection bid raises the obvious question of how he can continue as president if he is incapable of running for that office. The Democratic Party seems to have created its own 25th Amendment, but ...
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Gov. Tim Walz is continuing to express outrage this week over SNAP cuts in Minnesota. It is worth noting that the $430,000 he spent on prepping for his recent testimony would have paid for roughly 86,000 such meals for Minnesotan citizens instead of law firms and advisers...
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Vice President Kamala Harris will now be in the awkward position of leading the ticket to "defend democracy" after being made the nominee through succession by defenestration.
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My call for greater civility and dialogue may have been the least successful argument I made to the committee. Before I finished my testimony, my home and office were inundated with threatening messages and demands that I be fired from GW. thehill.com/opinion/judiciar…
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In perhaps the greatest single declaration uttered since“Ich bin ein Berliner,” Vance in Munich declared a type of "Ich bin ein Amerikanisch": “If you are running in fear of your own voters, there is nothing America can do for you. Nor, for that matter, is there anything that you can do for the American people that elected me and elected President Trump.” thehill.com/opinion/internat…
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The dismissal of the classified documents case is a seismic development. From the beginning of all of these cases, I have said that the Mar-a-Lago case was the greatest threat to the former president. It is now dismissed.
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DNI Tulsi Gabbard made her case to the media in repeatedly asking them to actually read the declassified evidence. However, there were few takers. This was the same group that promulgated the original false Russian claims and refused to consider such opposing evidence...
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By giving up much of the first day, the White House gave a concise opening, relieved the jury, and pushed the main argument to Monday with a larger television audience. It was a sophisticated and effective strategy that paid off. A very strong start to their case .
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I have been a criminal defense attorney for decades. I have seen abusive tactics. However this is one of the most thuggish records I have seen. Most concerning is that they were trying to create a crime, not investigating a crime. The use of Logan only highlights that bias.
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Sen. Adam Schiff is today objecting that he wants guarantees that Pam Bondi will not prosecute Trump's opponents. Again, the irony is crushing from one of lawfare's happiest warriors. It is like Captain Jack Sparrow demanding to know if others will respect the Law of the Seas...
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The Flynn case is fast becoming a case of gross judicial overreach as the court appears to assume both judicial and executive powers. Sullivan can disagree with the exercise of prosecutorial discretion, but he cannot substitute his own judgment for it. usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…
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So the latest review found that ABC, CBS, and PBS spent zero time discussing the Democratic candidate for Attorney General expressing a desire to kill his political opponents and his "fascist" children. Despite the rise in political violence, it was not viewed as newsworthy...
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Revenge is a dish best served cold. For years, academics and reporters have portrayed Florida as a state plunging rushing toward illiteracy and bankruptcy. It was just ranked as the number one state for education and the economy. clickorlando.com/features/20…...
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The alleged leak of the opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is nothing short of breathtaking. It would constitute one of the greatest breaches of security in the history of the Court.
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It is increasingly painful to watch Karine Jean-Pierre as she argues that they have been "transparent" by being transparently unwilling to answer any questions...
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Not only did the tapes remove any serious doubt over Biden committing the federal crimes, but they also constituted what is akin to a political racketeering indictment against much of the Washington establishment…jonathanturley.org/2025/05/1…
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Barack Obama just declared that any gerrymandering in Texas would threaten democracy. This is Obama of Illinois, who had no objections to the most gerrymandered state in the country. That did not threaten democracy, of course... jonathanturley.org/2025/08/0…
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It was otherworldly to see Democrats in Congress like Sen. Elizabeth Warren yesterday denouncing the "corruption" of the Trump Administration after remaining silent for four years as the Biden family ran a multimillion-dollar influence peddling scheme...
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The President just said that the documents found in his garage are in a "locked garage" like his corvette. The corvette standard is actually not in classified protocols...
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It appears that everyone was in on the trick: the U.S. government, the media, even foreign governments. The only chumps were the American people. Now they are about to see how it was done... jonathanturley.org/2025/08/0…
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Rep. Goldman just tripped the wire on Joe Biden. In trying to grill the whistleblowers to show that there is no evidence that Joe Biden was involved, he elicited an answer that the witnesses established that Joe Biden did discuss business deals of Hunter with the Chinese...
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Now that Elon Musk has returned to his businesses, it is time to acknowledge his legacy in advancing space exploration, electric vehicles, free speech, and other public service. Trump should award him the Presidential Medal of Freedom...
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Harvard just proved William F. Buckley's point when he said "I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University." hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-i…
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I have written about the Biden family’s corruption for decades. Influence-peddling has always been the favorite form of corruption in Washington, but this city has never seen the likes of the Biden family. jonathanturley.org/2025/01/2…
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The President just repeated the false statement that when the Second Amendment was ratified "you could't own a cannon." The suggestion that the Second Amendment was viewed as limited types of gun ownership, even cannons, is false.
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Harris's muted response to Biden calling all Trump supporters "garbage" is strikingly in contrast to the two days of her campaign hammering on a line from a comedian at a Trump campaign event. However, the most significant contrast is with the media...
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President Biden is citing a series of cases with which he disagrees as the basis for seeking to fundamentally change the Court. The message is clear. If the Court ruled as he demanded, it would not have to be changed...
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Schumer's threat to the Court that "you will pay the price" is a direct attack on the integrity of our courts. I criticized Trump for his reckless comments about the courts. Where is the chorus of condemnation of Schumer? Schumer sounded more like a stalker than a statesman.
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The Supreme Court's report indicates that they cannot isolate the culprit among the over 80 possible suspects for the Dobbs leak. It is an admission that is almost as chilling as the leak itself...
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The Washington Post is reporting that "the 81-year-old had shown signs of slipping for a long time, but his inner circle worked to conceal his decline." That is a rather curious and belated observation. The Post leaves the obvious implications unstated...
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Michael Flynn was a useful tool for everyone and everything but justice: Mueller, the media, even the court. What is left in the wake of the prosecution is an utter travesty of justice ... thehill.com/opinion/criminal…
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In today's oral argument, the justices voiced the same skepticism that many of us having been raising about the civil fraud case brought by NY AG James...
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Some of us have been arguing that President Trump clearly has the authority to offer the deferred buyout for employees. Now the court has restored that program in a significant win for the Administration...
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Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger have done an incredible job today despite the personal attacks from Democratic members. We all owe them a debt of gratitude from putting themselves in harm's way in this age of rage.
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Beto O’Rourke clearly believes that the combination of profanity and illegality is just the ticket for Democrats in 2026: “F**k the rules, we are going to win whatever it takes.” After a ruling against him in court, he seems to have dispensed with democracy in favor of anarchy.
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Vance spoke with a quintessentially American voice. It was clear, honest and unafraid. There was no pretense or evasion. It was a speech about who we are as a nation and the values that still define us — and no longer define our allies... jonathanturley.org/2025/02/1…
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Congratulations to Judge Jeanine Pirro on her nomination. For those of us who have worked with her, she is an unconquerable force of nature. Well done, Judge. foxnews.com/media/trump-taps…
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Biden snapped at Peter Doocy yesterday for asking about his roughly 20 speakerphone calls to dinners or meetings with his son's foreign associates. However, in my view, what was most interesting is what came next...
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Special Counsel Jack Smith just issued the first criminal indictment of alleged disinformation in my view. If you take a red pen to all of the material presumptively protected by the First Amendment, you can reduce much of the indictment to haiku...
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The Supreme Court delivered a blow to the Trump Administration in blocking deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. However, the Court only did so based on the lack of notice (24 hours) afforded by the Administration. It did not rule on the legality of the use of the AEA...
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Minnesota Bishop Robert Barron just delivered a scathing rebuke to figures from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to MSNBC's Jen Psaki, who seemed to dismiss prayers after the recent shooting: "Catholics don’t think that prayer magically protects them from all suffering. After all, Jesus prayed fervently from the cross on which he was dying."
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The Hill is out with my column on the Biden family pardons. In the final fifteen minutes of his presidency, Biden sealed his legacy with a finality that escapes most presidents. It was the final corruption of Joe Biden... thehill.com/opinion/white-ho…
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The NY Post is out with my column. Amidst all of the claimed “joy” of the Democratic National Convention, there is a sobering reality that is being ignored by the ecstatic press and pundits: this is how Democrats make Republicans... nypost.com/2024/08/24/opinio…
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Yesterday, I was surprised to learn from a member of Ghislaine Maxwell's legal team that she has never been interviewed by either state or federal prosecutors. Despite news reports to the contrary, it appears that Maxwell may be an untapped source of information on the scandal...
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President Biden's recognition of the ERA as the 28th Amendment is the constitutional version of announcing that "I see dead people," but more unnerving. It takes an utter disregard for the constitutional process as well as reality...
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Half of the lawyers in Washington just went under retainer...and it seems like the other half are retaining them. foxnews.com/politics/doj-lau…
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Given Durham's findings that there was no basis for the actions taken by the FBI in launching this investigation, this would be a good time for former House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff to reveal that evidence he said showed the Russian collusion...
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Celebrities continue to denounce the majority of American voters as, in Sharon Stone's words, "ignorant and uneducated." Alec Baldwin dismissed them as "uninformed." Yet, the voters were smart enough to see the establishment's inherent contempt for them in the election...
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Colbert is having Harris next as a guest on his show; the host who lost $40 million a year interviewing the candidate who burned through over $1 billion in losing the last election…
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The allegations could not be more serious. Wade and Willis are prosecuting defendants for filing false papers and making false statements to courts. They are now accused of the same conduct, including allegedly lying under oath. jonathanturley.org/2024/02/2…
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Joe Biden: “I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision." Americans may have a more difficult time understanding how a president could repeatedly and adamantly deny that he would issue this pardon when he was running for reelection.
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One MSNBC commentator angrily objected that this is “criminal evidence” — ignoring that it is evidence that was denied to criminal defendants. I spoke with Chansley’s new counsel, Bill Shipley, and confirmed that defense counsel did not have this material. jonathanturley.org/2023/03/0…
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As I return to work, I wanted to express my gratitude to the thousands who have posted messages on my blog and my X account about my Mom's passing. I cannot express how much it has meant to me and my family. jonathanturley.org/2025/07/1…
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Laura Ingraham tonight disclosed the details of a criminal referral against Letitia James over alleged fraudulent housing loan filings. The filings include allegedly false representations that an out-of-state residence was her principal residence and other dubious claims...
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Chuck Todd just had an angry exchange with Sen. Ron Johnson and bizarrely asked "do you have a crime that you think Hunter Biden committed because I have yet to see anyone explain that it is a crime to make money off your last name." ...
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Classified material was reportedly seized from the home of John Bolton. For politicians and pundits who insisted that classified material found at Mar-a-Lago justified that raid, the goose just met the gander in the narrative surrounding the Bolton raid...
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It is awful to think of this child learning that her father fought recognition of paternity, fought child support, and then fought her using his name. Fortunately, she has the law on her side and, despite her father's disgraceful efforts, she is a Biden.
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Gov. Hochul just assured businesses that there is “nothing to worry about” after the $355 million public execution of the Trump Corp. Drawing new businesses to the city is going to be about as easy as selling country estates during the French Revolution. thehill.com/opinion/judiciar…
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President Biden has pardoned Dr. Fauci, General Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee and their staff. With his declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment is suddenly part of the Constitution, it is the latest use of presidential powers as a type of performative art.
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“This is NPR.” Unfortunately for National Public Radio, that proved all too true this week. The Hill just posted my column on how CEO Katherine Maher just made the conclusive case for defunding NPR. thehill.com/opinion/congress…
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While I was highly critical of the President's remarks, he never actually called for violence or a riot. Indeed, he expressly told his followers “to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.” Such marches are common in both federal and state capitols.
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I just listened to NPR's report on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case as the reporter stated that Garcia lived in Maryland quietly for years with his family until he was suddenly and unjustly deported. ...
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It was a valid subpoena. The question is not whether Hunter Biden can be held in contempt. Of course he can. The question is what to do with Eric Swalwell, the House member who facilitated not only contempt of Congress but a possible federal crime. thehill.com/opinion/white-ho…
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There has long been a revered SOTU tradition that the Speaker of the House does not exhibit opposition or ridicule for the remarks of a president (even if he is from the opposing party). Pelosi is shattering that tradition by nodding in the negative and shaking her head.
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Remember the widely reported story of Trump struggling with his driver in the presidential limo on January 6th? The driver’s testimony shows that he offered to testify in July, August and September of 2022, but was “rebuffed” by the committee... jonathanturley.org/2024/06/0…
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A curious case just got curiouser. The Messenger is out with my column on the testimony of the bankers in the Trump trial, stating that the banks made money on the loans and wanted more business from Trump and his family. themessenger.com/opinion/don…
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Democrats were never willing to accept Charlies invitation to debate him but they remain eager to defame him . . . even after his murder. nypost.com/2025/09/19/us-new…
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MSNBC's Jen Psaki actually declared Trump's criticism of the rhetoric on the left to be "an escalation" after the Kirk assassination. We are already at political assassinations, so I am not sure how much more room for escalation there may be for Psaki or MSNBC...
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